How to Use roll call in a Sentence

roll call

noun

• Two students missed roll call.
• All Jews in the camp were ordered to gather for a roll call.
  — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 22 Apr. 2022
• After roll call, the cadets were moved to a grassy area under a tree.
  — Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online, 27 Dec. 2022
• Back to the roll call: Spencer accepts Gabbby's rose, and… oh come on!
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 26 July 2022
• This story was updated at 6:51 p.m. to add the roll call vote on one of the bills.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 28 Sep. 2021
• As the House began the sixth roll call vote, the impasse was not lost on anyone.
  — Amanda Kaufman, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
• The Senate has five roll call votes on the measure scheduled for 10:30 a.m. EST.
  — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 30 Sep. 2021
• Democrats gathered in front of the chamber, many arm in arm, as the final roll call ticked down.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 Nov. 2021
• The climax arrives when the sergeant conducts a surprise roll call.
  — Lauren Oyler, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2023
• The room was silent as the clerk read the roll call when the committee returned to take a vote on Perry’s amendment.
  — Sam Fortier, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2023
• The roll call of films ranges from the highbrow to the decidedly grungy, the menu of a true movie fanatic.
  — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
• The board passed the agreement through a roll call vote, although Blankenship, Munchus and Mims all voted no.
  — Heather Gann | [e-mail], al, 13 Oct. 2022
• With a bullhorn, González yells a roll call for groups that gathered for the demonstration.
  — Justine Calma, The Verge, 14 Sep. 2023
• These sounds are the roll call of some of our most beloved onomatopoeias: crackle, sizzle, pop, slurp.
  — Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2022
• Then, in a public meeting, the board will take a roll call on each candidate.
  — Laura Hancock, cleveland, 26 Apr. 2022
• For high school students, one of the most memorable parts of every first day of school is roll call.
  — Achiraya Kurth, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Dec. 2021
• The 18-year roll call of projects demonstrates a clear concept of what a museum of world folk arts can be.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Aug. 2021
• The song caught fire on TikTok, with the track’s roll call of women being used as a springboard for dance-offs.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 Feb. 2023
• Johnson said managers went so far as to take a roll call in hopes of finding out who had left work.
  — NBC News, 13 Dec. 2021
• All members of the opposition left the chamber while the roll call vote was taking place.
  — Hadas Gold, CNN, 24 July 2023
• Until Tuesday, the House had not failed to elect a speaker on the first roll call vote since 1923, when the election stretched for nine ballots.
  — Arkansas Online, 4 Jan. 2023
• According to roll call on the Legislature’s website, all but two of the 28 votes against the bill came from Democrats.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 7 Apr. 2022
• In the Senate, however, the two-thirds requirement has been subject to a roll call vote.
  — Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 16 Feb. 2023
• The measure passed the House each time but was first blocked in the Senate and later mothballed after a roll call vote in that chamber.
  — Politifact Staff Writer, Dallas News, 17 Apr. 2023
• The bill, which passed the House last week without a roll call vote, heads to President Joe Biden's desk for his signature.
  — Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2021
• The most recent vote-a-rama occurred in August of last year, during which there were 43 roll call votes.
  — Grace Segers, The New Republic, 7 Aug. 2022
• An earlier roll call showed Sen. Kirk Hatcher voted against the bill.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 1 Oct. 2021
• Names for the roll call are submitted in advance by folks who attend the festival.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 1 Nov. 2022
• She was confirmed on a voice vote, meaning no roll call was necessary.
  — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 15 Dec. 2021
• Teachers still get the name wrong during the first week of classes, inducing an eye roll during roll call.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024